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Russ Ramsland
Russ Ramsland was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 32nd Congressional District of Texas. Ramsland was defeated by incumbent Pete Sessions in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[1]
Biography
Ramsland earned a B.A. in political science and government from Duke University in 1975 and an M.B.A. from Harvard School of Business in 1979.[2] As of November 2020, Ramsland was the co-owner of Allied Security Operations Group. He has also worked for Rep. George Mahon (D-Texas), the Reagan administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Pete Sessions (R) defeated Ed Rankin (L) and Gary Stuard (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sessions defeated Paul Brown, Russ Ramsland and Cherie Myint Roughneen in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Pete Sessions Incumbent |
71.1% | 162,868 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Rankin | 19% | 43,490 | |
| Green | Gary Stuard | 10% | 22,813 | |
| Total Votes | 229,171 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pete Sessions Incumbent |
61.4% | 49,813 | ||
| Russ Ramsland | 23.7% | 19,203 | ||
| Paul Brown | 11.7% | 9,488 | ||
| Cherie Myint Roughneen | 3.2% | 2,601 | ||
| Total Votes | 81,105 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Ramsland's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Russ Ramsland's campaign website, http://www.ramslandforcongress.com/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 32nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "2016 Republican Party Primary Election," March 1, 206
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Russell Ramsland," accessed November 16, 2020
- ↑ Irving Republican Women, "2020 Speakers," accessed November 16, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
